Speaking as a foreigner, can I just say on behalf of the rest of the world that America should either have that “frank discussion about race” pronto – or shut the hell up about it.

Yeah, yeah, slavery, blah. We know.

But it is SO weird watching you guys from a distance, obsessing over a horrible thing that happened 150 years ago.

When the topic turns to race, the same nation that invented Hollywood, jazz, and manned space flight transforms, Hyde-style, into a shriveled hypochondriac with Tourette syndrome, nervously taking its “tolerance” temperature (rectally) every half hour and announcing the embarrassing results to all within earshot, between yelling “Selma! Juneteenth!! Tuskgeegee!!!” over and over again.

We’ve had Larry Elder’s Stupid Black Men and any number of worthy tomes by Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, Joseph C. Phillips, and John McWhorter, all bravely pointing their lances at the nation’s highly lucrative (and deadly) Liberal-Racial Complex.

I hope to tackle Coulter Derangement Syndrome in a separate article, however.

Back to the new book:

Coulter’s thesis is that after the ridiculous O.J. Simpson “not guilty” verdict — and particularly, the racially divided reaction to it — sane Americans finally gave themselves permission to say farewell to white guilt and all its attendant evasions, hypocrisy, awkward social etiquette, and toxic lawmaking.

However, Coulter argues, racial demagoguery made a comeback the moment Obama launched his presidential campaign, and continues to poison the nation to this day.

You’ll be shocked by what you learn in Mugged.

That holds true even if, like me, you’re a modern American history buff, and figure you’re already hip to the truth about Jonestown, O.J., Duke Lacrosse, and Rodney King.

Incredibly, Coulter digs up even more dirt on those events and the hucksters who got rich off them or escaped well-deserved punishment while innocents suffered.

Mugged, like all of Coulter’s best books, is exhilarating yet depressing. If LexisNexis had any guts, they’d hire Ann Coulter as a spokesperson. Surely she gets more mileage out of her annual subscription than any of their clients, given the astonishingly damning stuff she’s able to dig up from the archives of the New York Times and other papers, not to mention old TV news transcripts.

Little commented upon when folks complain of Coulter’s style is that quite often she merely lets the world’s idiots, busybodies, and well-meaning villains speak for themselves in the form of smug editorials and blatantly biased, factually inaccurate reportage from the pages of the Grey Lady and elsewhere.

No doubt these news outlets were hoping nobody would ever read these damning scribbles again. In each of Coulter’s books, these archival gleanings feature prominently, and Mugged is no exception.

On page 5, thrill again to Democratic strategist Bob “I Once Paid A Hooker With A Personal Check — In Sobriety!” Beckel boasting of the “scars on the back of his neck” from “time spent in the vineyards of the civil rights movement” — even though he was barely a teenager in the early 1960s.

Running out of reasons to loathe Maxine Waters? Hey, did you know that after the guy who dropped a concrete block on Reginald Denny’s head got out of prison, Waters got him a job? (Page 125.)

I was really impressed by the following on page 109 — it is vintage Ann Coulter:

If we attended a party at the [home of Chris Matthews] in Chevy Chase, Maryland, how many blacks would we see? Could we at least wave to the black neighbors? The New York Times write-up of his son’s wedding included a panoramic shot of the church, showing nearly a hundred guests. Not one of them is black. (…) A Republican saddled with the facts of Matthew’s life would be convicted of racism in five minutes.

I’m only human, despite rumors to the contrary, so it’s hard for me to find fault with anyone who cites me in their books.

As she did in her precious work, Demonic, Coulter generously notes my findings about the 2009 “Holocaust Museum” shooter, who was widely described as “angered in large part because of Obama’s election.” In actual fact, Coulter writes:

The Holocaust Museum shooter was James von Brunn, who hated Bush, hated McCain and hated “neoconservatives.” He was a 9/11 “truther” and detested Christianity as much as what he called “the Holocaust religion.” He is what is known in professional law enforcement circles as a “nut.”

However, I do have some quibbles about Mugged, and also want to try to get to the bottom of Coulter Derangement Syndrome, which goes to a larger problem of why some conservative writers inspire such passionate hatred — even among so-called “conservatives.”

Until I can address those in a future article, allow me to recommend Ann Coulter’s Mugged, for all the reasons mentioned above and more.

This is one of those books that will have you yelling, “Honey, you have to hear this!” to your spouse, when you’re not shoving it under the nose of your irritating college age child when she comes home for Thanksgiving.

Here’s to having a frank discussion about race, prompted by Coulter’s mostly frank monologue in hardcover form.

(KATHY SHAIDLE is a blogging pioneer who runs FiveFeetOfFury, now in its 15th year. She's been called "one of the great virtuoso polemicists of our time," by MARK STEYN. Her NEW book is Confessions of A Failed Slut (Thought Catalog, 2014).

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Shane

Ann Coulter does push liberal buttons – thank God. Ann is one conservative who is not going to take the “white guilt” trip that liberals and blacks have been using to silence white people for decades. There is just as much hatred and racism among black and Hispanic Americans as there is among white Americans. It’s time that white people told the truth about the failure of black and Hispanic Americans to thrive in the USA. Their failure is mostly due to their culture, which does not emphasize education, than it is to white racism.

There is just as much hatred and racism among black and Hispanic Americans as there is among white Americans.
Really? Is that based on a percentage or sheer volume? I’m guessing you mean on a percentage basis, and if so, I would dispute that, given that blacks vote 90% Democrat. Moreover, in Obama’s case, I would surmise there were more blacks & Hispanics who voted for Obama simply and only because he is black than there were whites who voted against him for the same reason. The people I know who voted against him did so for ideological reasons.

True, the blacks got a complete pass from everyone for voting racially in 2008, and will get another pass as they overwhelmingly pull the suicidal “O” lever again next month. Pity that only whites can be pummeled for racial voting, given that the blacks may succeed in foisting “reparations” (in the form of four more years of Obama) on us again.

Coulter serves as an exellent reminder that no one from the NE can be trusted, at all, on anything. The incidence of “racism” is the same for every healthy racial group — almost 100%, as preference for one’s own family, tribe, ethnicity, landsmen, compatriots, or nation is natural animal (not just human) behavior. The Enlightenment must be the most catastrophic philosophy in all human history. Normal, natural, healthy human societies have always and everywhere operated on one basis — f*ck ‘em; they aren’t our people. Although it can’t be proved that no group of Homo sapiens have ever behaved differently, this fact would be further demonstration that failure to do so would have resulted in near-instantaneous disappearance, as such freaks-of-nature were replaced by groups that constantly moved to destroy ‘other’ groups (i.e., any not genetically related).

My ethnic background is strictly British Isles- and I married a women who is mostly of Bohemian Catholic ancestors- doesn’t happen very often in Europe.

And my Scottish-Prebsyterian grand-father by ancestry married an Irish Catholic- doesn’t happen very often in the British Isles.

The United States has, for the most part, given up tibal and ethnic identity. The biggest problem with the Indian tribes is- they willfully cling to their identity. Therfore, they’re left behind.

An interesting theory as to the rise of nation-states in Europe as opposed to city-states and baronies- teh Church at one point declared that no one closer then 6th cousin could get married, and geneologies were kept. Had to travel quite a ways to find a mate, and now, blood relatives, instead of all being within a days walking distance, might be a day or two away by horse. Forced mixing of tribes and clans by that edict.

The U.S., as an experiment, is the first nation based on and idea embodies in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Anyone can strive to be an American, and can be. There are Koreans in Japan, whose families have been there for multiple generations, who have never seen Korea, who are not Japanese because they’re Korean. Try someday to become a Chinese citizen. I’m not sure what the roadblocks are- but they are there. And forget becoming Qatari without religious conversion, and I’m not even sure it’s possible then.

But, come to America, live here long enough, fill out the forms, make the application, swear the oath, and VOILA! You are now an American.

I’m willing to have a neighbor of any color or race, and most religions, as long as they exhibit middle classedness. Keep the lawn trim, the house neat, the kids well behaved, and don’t sacrifice animals or have sex in the front yard.

Coulter is beside the point, although she hits many raw nerves, and stirs up the base. For that, she is a force to be reckoned with.

More importantly, exposing – mostly through ridicule, facts be damned – the bugaboo race card has to be at the forefront. In other words, tell the left – take that guilt trip, and shove it where the sun doesn’t shine. Is THAT clear enough?

Few will contend that owning slaves is moral, but the left never mentions that Muslim countries still do!! At the same time, why in heavens name is this relevant in today’s America, particularly since the U.S. already showed their non-racial bias, having accepted Rice, Powell and other Black leaders at the highest echelons of gov’t?

Moreover, how many years must the public pay ransom, in order to equal the playing field? To be sure, affirmative action is just another form of racism, but against whites!

And, don’t get me started on what this means for Jewish & Asian students, the most successful students of all, yet having to jump through hoops nonetheless to ‘prove’ themselves.

I’m not really certain from what great height you’re looking at the US from. From a distance, not only Canada but the entirety of the West is wrapped up in racial PC from Australia to Belgium to Manchester, England. I’ve read about a town in Canada held hostage to some tribe angry about something which put up roadblocks.

London and France have no-go zones where they cannot even exert their own local sovereignty, similar to Dearborn, Mich. here. In most cases, this is from importing large populations from failed Third World nations who simply cannot compete in the West. If they could, they wouldn’t have left their own countries in the first place, as they’d be lovely enclaves of productivity, law and rights.

The problem is that, among these populations, there are activists who are infected with this blithe racial/Marxist Critical Pedagogy who make lucrative careers agitating and white politicians who make alliances and pander to them to further their own careers.

What’s the answer to this? There is no answer. This is the world we live in and you can’t make a move without being called an Islamophobe or fitted with a white hood. There is no sign of a single country in the West stopping immigration or dealing with illegal immigration. The result is a vast cultural suicide club based on historic guilt which liberals call justice.

Unless you think the children of Somalis and Mayans will carry on in some mysterious way they never have in history and put the next Rovers on Mars, the West is in deep doo doo.

I think ‘they’ want to slap us because, in all the world, if you actually look, the US, the nation that regularly flagellates itself over it’s racial failings, is the place where the races are actually the most integrated and most nearly equal before the law.

In answer to “Fail Burton,” of course there is an answer, it is just one that few people want to honestly address. It is the same answer every frightened community or state has provided when threatened with physical oblivion. when only one side presumes it has the authority of force and not of morality, it may be surprised at the viciousness of the response when it pushes just that bit too far. And it should be borne in mind, our Constitution, so frequently used as a boot wipe now, is not a suicide pact and certaqinly can be reinvigorated. Abraham Lincoln proved that.

Fail Burton mentions the town that Indians held hostage with roadblocks, that’s Caledonia Ontario close to where I live. It happened in May, 2006. The roadblocks only lasted a few months but the wankers are STILL THERE, still holding the town hostage with threats that they’ll get all mad and put the roadblocks up again if we don’t do XYZ this week.

What its really about is casino gambling. Certain organized crime people who happen to be Indians want to put up a casino next to the main highway, so they can become insanely rich. No luck for them so far, but its only been six years so they may yet get what they want.

Its in miniature the same thing Coulter is talking about in her book. When the authorities refuse to hold members of a visible “Special Pet” group to the same standard as the majority, you can be sure of two things. One is that the Special Pet group is going to suffer horribly, and the other is that the main goal is -money-.

As Kathy and Anne Coulter both point out (and have been forever it seems), race hucksterism is not about race. Its about money. Certain politicians and certain businesses, like lawyers, glean truly astounding amounts of money off this “racial strife” issue. These are the same scumbags making money off Quebec separatism and for that matter Scottish separatism.

You want to know what’s really going on, you follow the money. Nobody gives a sh1t about Trayvon Martin, they just want to sell a million hoodies with his cute little eight year old face on them for $69.95 each (plus shipping and handling!)

WE ARE STRIVING TO ENGAGE IN A “DIALOGUE” OR “CONVERSATION” HERE IN AMERICA: My modest suggestion about why that is CRITICAL TO OUR VERY SURVIVAL:

“FELLOW AMERICANS OF ALL RACES, CREEDS, AND COLORS…CAN WE TALK?”

You may think this a one-sided conversation,
But things are changing so FAST in our nation
And I now “hear you” through your acts and speech
Perhaps as well or better than if each
Of you were sitting with me now,
Striving to be as “friendly” as emotions might allow.
(So deep those feelings run! But we can STILL TALK.)

To start, might we agree upon “ONE THING”
And that is, in America we may sing
A song of life and love and hope unique
From all other flesh that we may see or seek.
Differences in our births or the trials of our lives
Cannot negate a truth which enemies would disguise.
We are, at least, “Fellow Americans”.
(We share a RIGHT TO TALK.)

Of all the times and lands who’ve gone before,
There are FEW, IF ANY who have been given more!
We, thus, are offspring of generations
Whose labors/sufferings created this great nation.
If you cannot admit you are such “heir”
Then I retract my outstretched hand and honest prayer—
(For we cannot talk. Pray God Forbid Such Failure!)

But if honor compels us to concede WE SHARE A DEBT,
Then you and I can hold “discussion” yet,
And seek to find SOME OTHER THING to share,
If honoring each other’s view is something that we dare.
I will admit, I don’t possess superior heart or reason,
To find it easy to offer any “Olive Leaf” this season.
(I have never seen such turmoil—but, BETTER reason for TALK.)

I strive to dig DEEP within my meager soul,
To hold back fear and bitterness and to CONTROL
That savage anger which now so threatens my life
That, if given free rein, might begin such sorry strife—
The likes of which were only seen before,
When forefathers created and kept opened freedom’s door.
Is this “ONE MORE THING” we can share?
(Self-Control allows us to “talk”–I COVENANT MY SELF CONTROL!)

In nations far away which have labored less,
We see conspiring “leaders” who possess
Only the arts of fraud, and jealousy, and strife—
They do not shrink to demand we give our life
Either as vassals of their own vengeful plans
Or victims, and “sacrifices” to their commands.
(Will we submit to a DENIAL OF OUR RIGHT TO “TALK”?)

IF WE HAVE “COMMON ORIGINS”, then the sound
Of despots and warlords which are now heard all around
Should COMPEL US to join JUST AS OUR FOREBEARS did
To push aside the differences by which they lived,
AND SEEK, AT LEAST, THE FREEDOM TO DECIDE
HOW WE, AS AMERICANS, SHOULD LIVE OR DIE!
(That, fellow Americans is COMPELLING reason to talk! )

CAN WE TALK–ALL OF US; ALL COLORS, CREEDS, RACES–CAN WE TALK AS AMERICANS?

Poet’s Notes:
BEFORE, JUST NOW, WE HAD A “DISAGREEMENT” AMONG OURSELVES AS TO “PRIORITIES”, “GOALS”, and “WAYS AND MEANS”. For example, Michelle declared, in all soberness: “The greatest threat to our national security is obesity”. This statement defies reason when we have “barbarians at the gates”. BUT, it is “discussion” that we as fellow Americans can engage in and resolve AT THE BALLOT BOX AND THROUGH ELECTED LEADERS.

NOW, YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW, OBAMA DECLARES: “YOU, AMERICANS, CANNOT EXERCISE FREE SPEECH; YOU CANNOT SAY ANYTHING WHICH IS DEEMED, CONSIDERED, FOUND, OR BELIEVED BY ISLAM AS BEING CRITICAL, OFFENSIVE, OR DISRESPECTFUL—and if you do, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR “FUTURE”—could he have plainer?

This is no longer an election about a Black [or 1/2 or 1/4 or whatever Black] and a white plurality–THIS IS AN ELECTION ABOUT WHETHER WE ARE AMERICANS WHO SHARE COMMON FREEDOMS WORTH PRESERVING. Let’s talk about this issue–our lives and our children’s lives depend on it.

She was on C-span’s Washington Journal a few days ago promoting her new book (I watch that show religiously every 4am Pacific time)…And, get this…

Some scuzzball called in and said she had had an abortion. It’s the old, “Do you still beat your wife?” bull caca the left always resort to when they have NO EFFING POINT. Anyway, she laughed it off and said she’d never had one but GOOD GOD…people on the left are so SICK and EVIL it just boggles the mind how low they will sink to try and defame someone.

I plan on buying Ann’s book next month and I’m sure it will be scathing of the moonbats.

Kathy – I love the same brutally honest comedians! An hour or so ago the Opie and Anthony show did a break on the racist attacks going on against Stacey Dash – the black actress who declared her support for Romney. They played this clip from Ann Coulter (who was on their show a few days ago);

Bought the book, read it in a day, then went slightly nuts and bought several of the books Ann quoted in hers. In her hysterically funny, abrasive manner Coulter demolished several decades of liberal foolishness. Canadians are often bewildered by the never-ending self flagellation of 150 years ago and the consequential spendathon to right those presumed wrongs. I would suggest that a quarter of a million lives lost by white people to destroy slavery as more than adequate payment for that situation. Good article Kathy

Which is worse about liberals, their smug superiority or the actual effect of their brain-dead policies? For blacks, it’s undoubtedly the latter, for the rest of us, it’s almost a tossup. I think what I resent most, however, is how they’ve taken over education and poisoned my kids’ minds. A word to the wise: Don’t assume you can easily undo what the unionized/politicized ed system inculcates in your offspring. Even if your kids are basically sensible and well-brought-up, the damage can be huge.

Anyone know how much Al Sharpton makes per year, btw? Race-huckstering is mighty lucrative, I’m thinking. It’d be great to see a photo of Al in his pimpmobile.

“You didn’t know this, but for all you moms and kids out there, you should have confidence that finally somebody is cracking down on Big Bird,” Obama said, alluding to the famous O.J. Simpson chase scene. “Elmo has been seen in a white Suburban. He’s driving for the border.”

The really frightening story, one that only Coulter has the integrity to pursue, is the Central Park Jogger false-acquittals. You won’t find a law professor or journalist in the country who doesn’t now believe that the CP5 were wrongly convicted, and a cottage industry has sprung up in public television and in the legal activist world to tout this lie.

Sadly, the people who could make noise and make sure the public isn’t uninformed have themselves curled up into the fetal position. And libertarians and many “right on crime” conservatives are just as willfully snookered. Coulter, alone, has the nerve to say what even the prosecutors are now cowed into not saying: those convictions should not have been overturned. They did what they said they did, and no later revelation of DNA from one sickening predator undermines the story that the young thugs told — that the helped an older, sickening predator abuse the unconscious woman but didn’t themselves leave DNA at the scene.

Several of the Innocence Project’s most-touted cases fall into this wheelhouse.

The putdown of white America vis-a-vis its guilt fueled groveling to blacks only holds for liberal whites. The rest of us have no feelings of guilt, quite the contrary, we are fed up with the immense burden blacks impose on us and do everything possible to avoid them. They are a financial burden and a physical threat. We have no illusions about the use of “a conversation” with blacks. It would be futile. There is only one solution: separation. But first the whole immense corrupt structure of government funded and enforced black parasitism will have to end. That will come with financial collapse. Something else will emerge out of the rubble and it won’t be an America in any mood to humor liberal guilt.

Ricpic, there is no need for racial separation. Just enforce one standard of Western civilization on all people in our country on a color-blind basis. Same law for everyone. I’m glad Stacey Dash supports the same presidential candidate that I do, but I’d still welcome her to my neighborhood if she showed equal grace and class in her support for the other guy.

Eventually the permanent government dependence will end. We can’t afford it. My hope is that adults in congress continue down the welfare to work path that they tried to establish in the 90s.